11. BFI Statistical Yearbook

11. BFI Statistical Yearbook:

1.Which 3 genres were most successful at the UK box office? 
Animation, Action and Comedy.

2.Which 3 genres were least popular or successful at the UK box office?
Romance, Documentary and War.

3.Which film genre had the most films released in 2013-14 (not the most successful but the biggest number  of films made)? 
Comedy

4.How many films in this genre were made in 2013-14?
153 films

5.How many animated films were made?
33 films

6.How many action films were made? 
47 films

7.What does this information about genre tell you about?
That Animation, Action and Comedy are the most successful films in the box office and that the target audiences seem to be younger ages.

Audience:

1.Which age group made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions in the UK (who went to the cinema most)?
15- 24

2.Which comedy film was most successful with this age group?
The Hangover 3

3. Which film was most popular with the over 50s? What genre is this film?
Sunshine on Leith. It is a Romantic Comedy and Musical.

4. Which genres were most popular with men?
Thriller, Action and Comedy

5.Which genres were most popular with women? 
Documentary and Romance

6.UK films appealed most to which audience type? 
45-54

7.Which 3 films were most popular with the 7-14 age group? What does this tell us about their preferred genre? 
One Direction: This Is Us , Wreck-It Ralph and Despicable Me 2. This shows us that this age group tend to enjoy animated and comedy movies because of the last two. However One Direction: This Is Us is actually a Documentary but this age group is infatuated with One Direction so this may have been a one off.

 8.Which 3 films most popular with the 35-44 age group were Frozen, The Croods and Jack and the Giant Slayer. Why might this be and how does this contribute to animation being the most successful genre at the box office? 
This is because these films are family rated and adults may have young children that would want to see these types of films.

9.Which 3 films were most popular with the 25-34 age group? 
Django Unchained, Fast & Furious 6 and 26 Rush.

10.Which films were most popular with middle class audiences (C1 and C2)? 
Rush and Oz The Great and Powerful

11.Look at the tables for popular films in London and Scotland. What differences are there and what conclusions can you make about the types of films they appear to prefer? 
The most popular film in London was Django Unchained but the most popular film in Scotland was Sunshine on Leith. This shows that London preferred Action but Scotland preferred Comedies with Musical elements.